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11 Legendary Bad Guys to Inspire Your Villains

February 5, 2016

While I love conflicted and dynamic villains in story telling and RPGs, sometimes I just like to throw in a really really awful and terrible force of nature to wreak havoc on my worlds. For those, I look to sev... Read More...

Reviving An Old Campaign Setting Part 1: NPCs & Player Characters

Brian

January 30, 2016

If you're like me, you can never find enough time in the day to work on everything you want to make your game a rich & rewarding experience. It can be a lot of pressure on a DM to create unique experiences ... Read More...

Four Reasons to Use Preparation Sheets in D&D

Andy

January 22, 2016

There are a lot of things that go into characters preparing for an adventure or mission: spells, gear, potions, etc. It's common for spell casters to create a list of the spells they're preparing for the day, b... Read More...

How to Make Traps More Interesting – Q&A

Andy

September 17, 2015

Traps come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, more so then we can possibly cover in one article. So when it came to writing about designing traps for D&D, we went the the experts. Steve Gordon from 2CGami... Read More...

Why You Should Use Vignettes in D&D

Andy

September 12, 2015

For several years now, I've prefaced almost all of my RPG sessions with a vignette scene. I've become a huge proponent of them because when used properly they can add laughs, chills, or raging vengeance to any ... Read More...

What Destiny Has Taught Me About D&D

Andy

June 12, 2015

After a five-month hiatus, I've been hitting Destiny again, and hitting it hard. With two new DLC expansions since launch, I've had a lot of catching up to do. With a massive new expansion scheduled for this fa... Read More...

Let’s Roll Podcast #1 – Character Downtime and Team Killing

Andy

January 29, 2015

This week we roll out our first episode of the Let's Roll podcast! We focus on D&D from a player's perspective and talk about player inspiration, what players can do on their downtime between adventures, th... Read More...

Use Google to Buff Your RPGs

Andy

October 19, 2014

It's well known that Google is much more than just a search engine, but did you know that many of Google’s products are perfect for giving your RPG life a buff? In this article, I’ll go through some of the ways... Read More...

Fantasy and Sci-Fi Books That Inspire

Andy

October 5, 2014

Whether you’re a DM or a player, inspiration for interesting characters and stories is important. Sometimes it can be tough to find new ideas for your campaign, and you might hit a creativity block. Usually in ... Read More...

Unique Campaign Ideas

Brian

October 1, 2014

Are you feeling stuck in the campaign setting you're running, or just looking for a new type of campaign? If you've played as many pen & paper sessions as I have, you already know that this can become an al... Read More...

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